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Emergency warningFreeway closed as bushfire rages in Perth’s south

Firefighters are desperately attempting to save homes and businesses from an out of control bushfire, with emergency warnings issued for Perth’s southern suburbs.

‘Highly unusual event’Premier ‘would swim in’ Swan River after shark attack

Mark McGowan says he has no qualms about swimming in the river, despite a shark sighting last night — about 36 hours after a man was attacked by a bull shark.

Phil Hickey

ExclusiveBen Roberts-Smith shows off new love at Magic Millions

Embattled war hero Ben Roberts Smith has confirmed his relationship with his glamorous former employee at the Magic Millions race day.

Staff reporter

ExclusiveAussie nurse’s London COVID nightmare

Desperate resuscitations, 15-hour shifts, horror nightmares and heartbreak. An Aussie nurse describes what it’s like working on the frontline in COVID-ravaged London.

Stephen Drill

MissingHope remains in hunt for Amy Loved ones refuse to give up

The unexplained disappearance of Amy Schulkins north of Brisbane has resulted in an enormous community search and fundraising effort.

Elise Williams

CAMP FIREPolice investigate highway Fire

Police are investigating possible foul play after a fire engulfed a nature strip near a Geraldton Boating Camping and Fishing store last night.

Lisa Favazzo

Disaster and EmergencyHeavy rain, hail in southeast Qld storms

Brisbane and surround parts of Queensland's southeast have been hit with storms, but authorities say it has not been as severe as feared.

CrimePet detectives in high demand

Pet detectives are using CCTV footage, clairvoyance and police assistance to help locate missing and stolen pets.

Shiloh Payne

WeatherHail, rain, wild winds: Storms stop play at the Gabba

A severe thunderstorm split in two over Brisbane, as the wet weather led to the final Test at the Gabba being abandoned on Saturday.

Shiloh Payne

Skin cancerSlip, slop, slap crisis: Shock figures show we’ve forgotten message

Queensland is sitting on a skin cancer time bomb, health experts have warned, as horror new figures show we’ve forgotten a very important message.

Dan Knowles

The SnitchJudge sees red over standard wine drinks

A District Court judge has expressed his opinion about the size of standard drinks these days during a drink-driving court case, describing the sizes of some drinks served as “bird baths”.

Ava Benny-Morrison and Brenden Hills

‘We've had enough’Freo’s Tent City community calls for housing action

Three weeks after the first tent was pitched at Fremantle’s Pioneer Park, residents are mobilising to demand better housing — but the future of the 100-strong community is uncertain.

Kim Macdonald & Charlotte Elton

HealthNew Sydney virus case sparks hotspot alert

A western Sydney man who tested positive to coronavirus attended a medical centre, sparking a new hotspot alert.

Luke Costin

CrimeTrump admin carries out final execution

A man convicted in the killings of three women in a US wildlife refuge in 1996 is dead after the Trump administration carried out its 13th and final execution.

Michael Kunzelman and Michael Tarm

ExclusiveIS sympathiser arrested after terror order breach

Two weeks after being released from jail, an Islamic State sympathiser has found himself in strife again. Radwan Dakkak, 25, has been accused of researching extremist educational material about beheading and torture.

Ava Benny-Morrison

Exclusive$200m plan to fix ‘ugly’ Parramatta Rd

Can you beautify a 23km ‘scar’ through the heart of Sydney? The NSW Government is embarking on an ambitious plan to turn Parramatta Rd green. See the projects here

Ben Pike

Cars destroyedShoppers rocked by huge blast in Geraldton

Residents have told how it sounded ‘like a gun going off’ as an explosion tore through a carpark in the suburb of Wandina.

Lisa Favazzo

HealthQld confident about hotel virus outbreak

A previously positive Cairns man is now testing negative for the coronavirus as Queensland grows more confident a hotel quarantine breach is under control.

Sudden passingINXS band manager Chris Murphy dead at 66

Revered music entrepreneur Chris Murphy still had big plans for the INXS legacy and his rising sibling country act The Buckleys, when he died after a short illness.

Kathy McCabe

Real Estate‘Crazy’ open home attracts 100m long line

A suburban Brisbane home has proven to be hot property, with more than 200 people lining up in scorching temperatures for an inspection.

Shiloh Payne and Debra Bela

qld jails‘Ludicrous’ claim slammed after massive Qld prison riot

A ‘ludicrous’ claim about the damage caused by a riot at one of the state’s biggest jails, which left 170 cells trashed, has been slammed by a major union.

Thomas Chamberlin